Moorabbin Oval · Sat 12 May 1973 · 23,130 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 3.3 | 7.5 | 13.11 | 121 |
| EssendonESS | 6.2 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 140 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 121 and 140.
Essendon won by 19 points.
18.13 (121) — 21.14 (140)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 23 | 5 | 28 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 15 | 12 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Manzie | 18 | 6 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Barry Breen | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Stuart Trott | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Theodore | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Judson | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Corner | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Moran | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Rod Galt | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Russell Reynolds | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Brian Mynott | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Jim ODea | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Sarau | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Stephens | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Ellis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Bonney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Noonan | 15 | 5 | 20 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Des Tuddenham | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Graham Moss | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hickmott | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 19 | 0 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 18 | 0 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Daniel | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Robin Close | 11 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graham Middleton | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Gross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |